Progressive Discipline Law and Legal Definition

Progressive discipline is a system of increasingly harsh penalties
for each time an employee is disciplined for work-rule violations. Typically
the progression is from oral warnings to written warnings to suspension
and, finally, to termination. The aim of a progressive discipline system
is to work with the employee to try to retain him or her as a productive
worker without having to resort to termination immediately.

Even if taken appropriately, disciplinary/discharge actions can still
lead to: